Reduction measures: the concept

2. 100% renewable energy for fossil-free delivery

Since 2012, Austrian Post has used electricity exclusively from renewable sources, and since 2017, this electricity has been sourced 100% from Austria. Our energy supply is supplemented by our own photovoltaic systems, providing us with solar power.

A key element for CO₂ reduction is the consistent expansion of our e-mobility:

• With around 5,000 electric vehicles, we operate Austria’s largest e-fleet.
• On the last mile (from the logistics centre to the recipient), all items across Austria are delivered either electrically or on foot.
• Operations run on green electricity from Austria and solar power from our own PV systems.
• In many regional and district capitals, deliveries are already fully electric – for example, in Graz.

For larger vehicles where alternative drives such as electricity or hydrogen are not yet available nationwide, we use the bridging technology HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) – a renewable fuel made from plant-based residues and waste materials.

Our goal: By 2030, we aim to achieve completely fossil-free last-mile delivery throughout Austria, and by 2050, to reduce our Group-wide direct and indirect CO₂ emissions by 90%.

3. Offsetting unavoidable emissions

All emissions that currently cannot be avoided – such as those from acceptance, sorting or delivery – are offset by supporting high-quality international climate protection projects. The certification process for these offsets is supervised and verified by TÜV. This ensures that the entire last-mile delivery process in Austria is CO₂ neutral.